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KEANO LANDS £1M RUSSELL ANDERSON
Dons ace in Sunderland deal
By Anthony Haggerty
ABERDEEN skipper Russell Anderson is set to seal a £1million move to Sunderland in the next 24 hours.
Black Cats boss Roy Keane, who has already made a £3m move for Hearts keeper Craig Gordon, has targeted the Scotland star to strengthen his defence.
Keane was impressed by Anderson during his six-month stint at Celtic and reckons he can be a hit in the Premiership. Anderson flew back from a family holiday in America to be told of Keane's interest.
He and his agent, Blair Morgan, travelled south and were locked in contract talks at the Stadium of Light last night Sunderland's valuation of the player is acceptable to Aberdeen and Anderson is keen to move to the richest league in the world and advance his career.
He believed playing with a provincial club hampered his Scotland ambitions and a bigger stage will help him gain more recognition - and caps.
While Anderson, who is out of contract in 12 months, was prepared to discuss a new deal the lack of finance at Pittodrie caused by their £13m debt was a serious stumbling block.